(Karlsruhe) A Muslim woman banned from driving in Germany due to her
wearing the full Islamic face veil, wasn’t happy, so took the government to
court in which to try and get the ban lifted.
Unfortunately for her
the court ruled that the law did not violate her religious freedom. She didn’t
help her own case by failing to explain how she faced harm by driving unveiled.
German traffic laws, insist that drivers must have "unhindered all-around
visibility" in order to protect other drivers and may "not cover up
or obscure their face so that it is no longer recognizable. The law, which was
approved in September last year, also aims to help police identify and
prosecute drivers for traffic violations.
